Northrop Grumman
Specialty Systems Engineering Department Manager 3 - 14254
Roy, UT
Mar 15, 2025
$161,500 - $242,300 a year
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: R10189138
Category: Engineering
Location: Roy, Utah, United States of America
Clearance Type: Top Secret
Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
Positions Available: 1
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is currently seeking a Specialty Systems Engineering Department Manager 3 to join our Engineering team within Strategic Deterrent Systems (SDS) Division in Roy, UT.
This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package
What You'll Get To Do 
The selected candidate will be responsible for a department within the Systems Engineering organization and will report directly to the SDS Systems Engineering Director. You will set operating objectives and provide mentorship to Functional Home Room (FHR) Section Managers (SMs) based on Engineering goals, objectives, and company policy. Provide oversight and assistance to multiple business areas within the division portfolio (Sentinel/GBSD, ICBM Sustainment and Advanced Programs); to provide the people, skills, and processes for successful achievement of program goals.
As the Department Manager you will be responsible for managing planning, risk, project performance, schedule, technical quality, and addressing technical or operational problems when necessary. Will assist engineers and program staff to develop and maintain talent within the organization. Have frequent contact with equivalent level managers and programs to maintain and exceed health and performance for all programs.
The successful candidate will lead a team of engineers ranging across one or more of the following engineering disciplines: NucSystems Security Engineering (SSE), Human Systems Integration (HSI), Specialty Integration (SI) and Technical Writing (TW).
Essential Functions

• Excellent communication, mentoring, interpersonal skills, and the ability to collaborate with senior management, peers, and employees

• Provides ownership for the people, processes, and tools that support business areas and programs in achieving their missions

• Accountability for recruiting, staffing, and retaining talent to deliver on the objectives

• Supporting proposal work, independent technical reviews, program standup and audits, and special assignments on an as needed basis

• Owning and leading improvements across employee engagement, hiring, development, training, attraction, and retention of top talent

• Mentor, develop, and train your section managers, and overall employee base

• Reviews and analyzes released engineering change data and coordinates changes with engineering, quality, support, manufacturing, and engineering data control activities

Position Benefits
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including
• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts
This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
Job Qualifications
You'll Bring These Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree with 8 years of related experience in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) or Masters Degree in STEM and 6 years of related experience

• Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years

• Must have Special Access Program (SAP) approval and maintain it as determined by the company to meet its business need

• Minimum of 3 years in a formal management position

• Experience with one or more of the following: 
   - System Theoretical Process Analysis for Security (STPA-Sec)
   - Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM)
   - Anti-Tamper / Codes and Crypto
   - MIL-STD-1472G application to major weapon system development
   - User Interface / User Experience
   - SD1000, SGML, Tech Order development 

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Master's Degree with 9 years of experience in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics), preferably an Engineering degree

• Proven performance as an Engineering Leader in all phases of acquisition, design, integration, and execution. Candidate will require ability to rapidly assess and lend guidance to projects assigned to the organizational group as well as demonstrated mentoring and guidance to engineers

• Experience leading geographically diverse teams spread across multiple time zones

• Working knowledge and/or experience across engineering disciplines

• Experience with the application of SSE requirements across the program life cycle

• Experience on ICBMs

• Experience working across the systems engineering life-cycle

• Experience developing system requirements, verification plans, and reports

• Experience creating or growing new sections or departments

• Experience managing an engineering team

• Familiarity with Agile engineering and Jira

• Active TS Clearance, Program Access

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

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Salary Range: $161,500 - $242,300
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.PDN-9e6f42c2-ad24-4215-b8d3-d92994f0f70a
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